from the chicago reader:"...in the trio Breakway, Giallorenzo focuses on
purely improvised abstraction, processing his piano with contact mikes
and electronics or abandoning it entirely in favor of an analog synth.
The music on Get Down (Friends and Relatives) is sometimes hectic,
sometimes slow and considered, but even the most spacious passages
consist largely of tense, frenetic gestures. Drummer Marc Riordan
scrabbles and scrapes at his kit, creating a blur of cymbal patter,
stuttering beats, and texture-based racket. Giallorenzo and
electronicist Brian Labycz create swells and bursts of processed
tones—snaking, skittering lines, supernovas of white noise, bulbous
bloops and high-frequency bleeps—that not only blend and contrast
thoughtfully with each other but also dance atop Riordan's playing with
clear logic and easy grace..." --Peter Margasak

RSVP:
space is limited so please RSVP to 11trombones@gmail.com if you would
like to attend. we will follow up with the address and any further
announcements about the show!

about jason (from rob mazurek) “jason
adasiewicz’s vibes shimmer in the ether. a chicago mainstay, jason is a
true original with a deep sensibility for sound vibration
that can be heard through his innate and idiosyncratic approach to
harmony and melody. jason’s musical history is spiked with fervent free
improvisation and tight melodic rendering."

Yes. The rumors are true. At the end of this month, The Ratchet Series at the Skylark will be coming to a close forever. A couple noise complaints from the upstairs neighbor has lead to Bob pulling the plug.

For 6 1/2 years Anton Hatwich, Nick Mazzarella and myself been presenting music there with the best of our ability. We are super disappointed that the series is coming to such an abrupt end.

Please join us in celebrating live music in Chicago by coming out to our final performances!